Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-09
IY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1887.

lcct Will make Its report TO the Couhcli
tonight.
The lawn party at the Central Meth
odist church continues to attract large
cIowds and to grow in popularity. To-
night the following old maids will be
sold Gloriana Gadabout, Jamima Nc
Flimsey, Priscilla Bedott, Mehetabel
Tousell, Tomasia Jenkins, Jerusha
Skinner. Terms cash, and proceeds
for the lawn party.
The Manchester Reform Club held n
meeting at Cersley's Hall last night.
Mr.. A. b. Tyson, the president, was
seen by Dispatch reporter after the
meeting had adjourned, and said that
no action having political significance
was taken. Mr.. Tyson said further
that the statement that he and Mr.. w.
II. Sampson had been nominated by
the club as candidates for the House
was incorrect. The club, he said, only
endorsed Mr.. Marcus Il. Lloyd as a
candidate for the Senate. Mr. Lloyd,
as stated yesterday, is a staunch Re
publican.
The regular meeting Of Manchester
Royal Arch Chapter, No. 4S, was held
last night The attendance was good,
and several members OF the craft from
Richmond we're present. 1t was ex-
pected that degrees would be conferred,
but the candidate was unavoidablY alb
sent. There was q handsome supper
prepared, and to this full justice was
done.
The steel rails and tine lumber for
another track between Ninth and Main
streets in Richmond to APPOINT a short
distance below Byrd street are being
placed along that part of the line o;
! the Richmond and Manchester Street
Railway Company, and few days the
work Of laying the track will be com
menced. When this track is finished il
will be a great convenience tothe com
pany. as they will be able TO make better
time with four cars than they can now
make with that number or more cars
can be run if considered advisable.
The Democrats of the Second Ward
will assemble at the Mayors Court
room tonight and those of the Third
Ward at Lyceum Hall for the purpose
of electing delegates to the conventions
to be held in this city on Thursday
next. At each a full attendance is de
sired. The meeting in the Fourtt
Ward will be held at Bowen " Brad
leys tomorrow night. 1t has been de
cided. as the Dispatch predicted woul(
be done, to hold the conventions il
Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner OF Eight
and Hull streets.
In the county of Powhatan there ar
two negro men, Neverson Lewis an,
Jefferson Venable, who desire the nomi
nation for the House, as does the col
ored lawyer MINUS of Chesterfield
Lewis was member of that body SOM
years ago.
Mir. Conrad L. Lipscomb, formerl.
Of Manchester, and late clerk Mt TN
Central Hotel, Charlotte, n. c., Ia
lately become managing clerk at TN
Huford House, in Charlotte Mr.. Lips
comb is q young man of vim and en-
terprise, and possesses deserved popn
larity. He has been in the Old Nortl
State several years, and his friends vii
be glad to know that he is doing vel
there.
Tie City Council meets at SG0clocl
tonight in regular monthly session
The new school-building question
among others, will come up for con
sideration.
A road-machine was at work Wed
nesday on the new road between ClOr
ton street and the Buford tract Thl
road is a very prominent thOronghfarc
and the improvement of it was no
started any too soon. The machin
worked well, and it would be a goo
idea to try it on some of the othe
county roads.
Masters John c. Hewlett and An
gustus CARRIER have gone TO Staunto
to attend the Deef, Dumb, and Bin
Institute.
The colorcd military company, wit
an amateur and ununifOrmed drum
corps, paraded last night and attracte
much attention among the colore
porulace.
Misses battle Wells and Mary Fit
! gerald have returned from Ameli
| county, where they went to visit friends
Miss Page Snellings has returne
home after visit of several weeks t
friends in Petersburg.
Mrs. Charles F. Couley returned ye'
terday afternoon from Danyille, wher
she had spent several days.